Female Impersonation

ISBN-13: 9780415916882 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 248 str.

Carol-Anne Tyler

Opis

This work attempts a feminist and psychoanalytic investigation of the contemporary fascination with impersonation. Questions raised include: when - and for whom - is a performance of an identity a masquerade, rather than the real thing?, why do people try to pass as what they are not?, and is there a difference between masquerade and passing if both make identity an unnatural act? Questions raised by female impersonations in a wide range of contemporary media are considered, from Dolly Parton and Renee Richards to Luce Irigaray and Jacques Derrida. The text aims to tackle the problems involved in the complex politics at stake in every discussion - and performance - of identity.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments 1. The Feminine Look 2. Female Impersonation and Fetishism 3. Feminism, Racism, and Impersonation 4. Boys Will Be Girls: Drag and Transvestic Fetishism 5. The Supreme Sacrifice? Transsexual Impersonation 6. Theoretical Impersonation: Men and Feminism 7. Passing

O autorze

Carole-Anne Tyler is Assistant Professor of English at the University of California at Riverside.